Brummet's Conscious Blog

 -- Positive News --  Today I felt compelled to share a press release that was sent our way, which shares information on how recycling has a direct impact on the economy. You'll see at the bottom of this press release contact information for those of you who would like to learn more about this topic. Half A Million New Jobs Could Be Created In Europe  By Recycling More !   President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso has called for the creation of 3 million new green jobs by 2020 in his ‘State of the Union’ speech to the European Parliament; this study shows that a significant portion of this target could be achieved through increased recycling across Europe. The EU’s current recycling target of 50% by 2020 will mean no overall increase in jobs, according to the research, as a reduction in waste levels is predicted by 2020. The report also shows that recycling creates around ten times more jobs per tonne than sending rubbish to landfil...